wrong

US /rɑːŋ/

UK /rɑːŋ/

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not correct or true; mistaken

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You got the answer wrong.

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That's the wrong way to do it.

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incorrect mistaken erroneous inaccurate

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correct right true

2.

unjust, dishonest, or immoral

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It's wrong to steal.

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He knows what he did was wrong.

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unjust immoral unethical dishonest

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right just moral

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in an incorrect or inappropriate way

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You're holding it wrong.

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Everything went wrong today.

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incorrectly amiss awry badly

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correctly right

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an unjust, dishonest, or immoral act

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He admitted his wrong.

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Two wrongs don't make a right.

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injustice misdeed offense transgression

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right justice

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to treat someone unfairly or unjustly

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I feel like I've been wronged.

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He was wronged by the legal system.

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mistreat abuse oppress injure

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right justify

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back the wrong horse barking up the wrong tree get off on the wrong foot rub someone the wrong way get the wrong end of the stick take something the wrong way get up on the wrong side of the bed